(NIV)
He waited seven more days and sent the dove out again, but this time it did not return to him.
Then he
waited another seven days and
sent forth the
dove, and she did
not return to him
anymore.
(NIV)
He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.
Then he
took curds and
milk and the
calf that he had
prepared, and
set it
before them. And he
stood by them
under the
tree while they
ate.
(NIV)
The men turned away and went towards Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the
Lord.
So the
men turned from there and
went toward
Sodom, but
Abraham still stood before the
Lord.
(NIV)
With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, ‘Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished.’
As morning dawned, the
angels urged Lot,
saying, “
Up!
Take your
wife and your
two daughters who are
here,
lest you be
swept away in the
punishment of the
city.”
(NIV)
When he hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and of his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the
Lord was merciful to them.
But he
lingered. So the
men seized him and his
wife and his
two daughters by the
hand,
the
Lord being
merciful to him, and they
brought him out and
set him outside the
city.
(NIV)
As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, ‘Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!’
And as they
brought them
out, one
said, “
Escape for your
life.
Do not
look back or
stop anywhere in the
valley.
Escape to the
hills,
lest you be
swept away.”
(NIV)
Early the next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the
Lord.
And
Abraham went
early in the
morning to the
place where he had
stood before the
Lord.
(NIV)
As soon as he had seen the nose ring, and the bracelets on his sister’s arms, and had heard Rebekah tell what the man said to her, he went out to the man and found him standing by the camels near the spring.
As soon as he
saw the
ring and the
bracelets on his
sister’s arms, and
heard the
words of
Rebekah his
sister, “
Thus the
man spoke to me,” he
went to the
man. And
behold, he was
standing by the
camels at the
spring.
(NIV)
‘Come, you who are blessed by the
Lord,’ he said. ‘Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.’
He
said, “
Come in,
O
blessed of the
Lord.
Why do you
stand outside? For I have
prepared the
house and a
place for the
camels.”
(NIV)
But he said to them, ‘Do not detain me, now that the
Lord has granted success to my journey. Send me on my way so I may go to my master.’
But he
said to them, “Do not
delay me, since the
Lord has
prospered my
way. Send me
away that I may
go to my
master.”
(NIV)
When Isaac had been there a long time, Abimelek king of the Philistines looked down from a window and saw Isaac caressing his wife Rebekah.
When he had been there a
long time,
Abimelech king of the
Philistines looked out of a
window and
saw Isaac laughing with
Rebekah his
wife.
(NIV)
She conceived again, and when she gave birth to a son she said, ‘This time I will praise the
Lord.’ So she named him Judah. Then she stopped having children.
And she
conceived again and
bore a
son, and
said, “This
time I will
praise the
Lord.”
Therefore she
called his
name Judah. Then she
ceased bearing.
(NIV)
When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she took her servant Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife.
When
Leah saw that she had
ceased bearing children, she
took her
servant Zilpah and
gave her to
Jacob as a
wife.
(NIV)
He instructed them: ‘This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: “Your servant Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban and have remained there till now.
instructing them, “
Thus you shall
say to my
lord Esau:
Thus says your
servant Jacob, ‘I have
sojourned with
Laban and
stayed until
now.
(NIV)
The young man, who was the most honoured of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
And the
young man did
not delay to
do the
thing, because he
delighted in
Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the
most honored of
all his
father’s house.
(NIV)
So when the Midianite merchants came by, his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
Then
Midianite traders passed by. And they
drew Joseph up and
lifted him out of the
pit, and
sold him to the
Ishmaelites for
twenty shekels of
silver. They
took Joseph to
Egypt.
(NIV)
When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile,
After
two whole years,
Pharaoh dreamed that he was
standing by the
Nile,
(NIV)
After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the river-bank.
And
behold,
seven other cows,
ugly and
thin,
came up out of the
Nile after them, and
stood by the other
cows on the
bank of the
Nile.
(NIV)
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
Then
Pharaoh said to
Joseph, “
Behold,
in my
dream I was
standing on the
banks of the
Nile.
(NIV)
As it is, if we had not delayed, we could have gone and returned twice.’
If we had
not delayed,
we would now have
returned twice.”
(NIV)
So the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver, and Benjamin also. They hurried down to Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph.
So the
men took this present, and they
took double the
money with them, and
Benjamin. They
arose and
went down to
Egypt and
stood before Joseph.
(NIV)
Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, ‘Make everyone leave my presence!’ So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
Then
Joseph could not control himself before
all those who
stood by him. He
cried, “Make
everyone go out from me.” So
no one stayed with him when
Joseph made himself
known to his
brothers.
(NIV)
Now hurry back to my father and say to him, “This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay.
Hurry and
go up to my
father and
say to him, ‘
Thus says your
son Joseph,
God has
made me
lord of
all Egypt. Come
down to me; do
not tarry.
(NIV)
Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed Pharaoh,
Then
Joseph brought in Jacob his
father and
stood him before Pharaoh,
and
Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
(NIV)
‘I look for your deliverance,
Lord.
I
wait for your
salvation, O
Lord.
(NIV)
‘Do not come any closer,’ God said. ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.’
Then he
said, “Do not
come near;
take your
sandals off your
feet, for the
place on
which you are
standing is
holy ground.”
(NIV)
The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, ‘Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when you had straw.’
The
taskmasters were
urgent,
saying, “
Complete your
work, your
daily task each
day, as when there
was straw.”
(NIV)
‘“But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen, where my people live; no swarms of flies will be there, so that you will know that I, the
Lord, am in this land.
But on that
day I will
set apart the
land of
Goshen, where my
people dwell, so that
no swarms of
flies shall
be there,
that you may know that I am the
Lord in the
midst of the
earth.
(NIV)
So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on people and animals.
So they
took soot from the
kiln and
stood before Pharaoh. And
Moses threw it in the
air, and it became
boils breaking out in
sores on
man and
beast.
(NIV)
The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians.
And the
magicians could not stand before Moses because of the
boils, for the
boils came upon the
magicians and upon
all the
Egyptians.
(NIV)
Pray to the
Lord, for we have had enough thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t have to stay any longer.’
Plead with the
Lord, for there has been
enough of
God’s thunder and
hail. I will let you
go, and you shall
stay no longer.”
(NIV)
Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, ‘Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the Passover lamb.
Then
Moses called all the
elders of
Israel and
said to them, “
Go and
select lambs for yourselves according to your
clans, and
kill the
Passover lamb.
(NIV)
With the dough the Israelites had brought from Egypt, they baked loaves of unleavened bread. The dough was without yeast because they had been driven out of Egypt and did not have time to prepare food for themselves.
And they
baked unleavened cakes of the
dough that they had
brought out of
Egypt, for it was not
leavened, because they were
thrust out of
Egypt and
could not wait,
nor had they
prepared any
provisions for themselves.
(NIV)
Then the angel of God, who had been travelling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,
Then the
angel of
God who was
going before the
host of
Israel moved and
went behind them, and the
pillar of
cloud moved from
before them and
stood behind them,
(NIV)
I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink.’ So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Behold, I will
stand before you there on the
rock at
Horeb, and you shall
strike the
rock, and
water shall
come out of it, and the
people will
drink.” And
Moses did so, in the
sight of the
elders of
Israel.
(NIV)
The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood round him from morning till evening.
The
next day Moses sat to
judge the
people, and the
people stood around Moses from morning till evening.
(NIV)
If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.’
If you
do this,
God will
direct you, you will be
able to
endure,
and all this
people also will
go to their
place in
peace.”
(NIV)
They are to be stoned or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on them. No person or animal shall be permitted to live.” Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain.’
No hand shall
touch him, but
he shall be
stoned or shot;
whether beast or man, he shall
not live.’ When the
trumpet sounds a
long blast, they shall
come up to the
mountain.”
(NIV)
‘Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the
Lord your God is giving you.
“
Honor your
father and your
mother,
that your
days may be
long in the
land that the
Lord your
God is
giving you.
(NIV)
When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance
Now when
all the
people saw the
thunder and the flashes of
lightning and the
sound of the
trumpet and the
mountain smoking, the
people were afraid and
trembled, and they
stood far off
(NIV)
The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
The
people stood far off, while
Moses drew
near to the
thick darkness where
God was.
(NIV)
but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.
But if the
slave survives a
day or two, he is
not to be
avenged,
for the slave is his
money.
(NIV)
‘Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.
‘You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
“You shall
not delay to offer from the fullness of your
harvest and from the outflow of your
presses.
The
firstborn of your
sons you shall
give to me.
(NIV)
So he stood at the entrance to the camp and said, ‘Whoever is for the
Lord, come to me.’ And all the Levites rallied to him.
then
Moses stood in the
gate of the
camp and
said, “
Who is on the
Lord’s side? Come to me.” And
all the
sons of
Levi gathered around him.
(NIV)
As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the
Lord spoke with Moses.
When
Moses entered the
tent, the
pillar of
cloud would
descend and
stand at the
entrance of the
tent, and the
Lord would
speak with
Moses.
(NIV)
Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshipped, each at the entrance to their tent.
And when
all the
people saw the
pillar of
cloud standing at the
entrance of the
tent,
all the
people would rise
up and
worship,
each at his
tent door.
(NIV)
They took the things Moses commanded to the front of the tent of meeting, and the entire assembly came near and stood before the
Lord.
And they
brought what
Moses commanded in
front of the
tent of
meeting, and
all the
congregation drew
near and
stood before the
Lord.
(NIV)
On the seventh day the priest is to examine them, and if he sees that the sore is unchanged and has not spread in the skin, he is to isolate them for another seven days.
And the
priest shall
examine him on the
seventh day, and if in his
eyes the
disease is
checked and the
disease has not
spread in the
skin, then the
priest shall
shut him up for
another seven days.
(NIV)
But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.
But if the
spot remains in one
place and does not
spread, it is the
scar of the
boil, and the
priest shall pronounce him
clean.
(NIV)
If, however, the spot is unchanged and has not spread in the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a scar from the burn.
But if the
spot remains in one
place and does not
spread in the
skin, but has
faded, it is a
swelling from the
burn, and the
priest shall pronounce him
clean, for it is the
scar of the
burn.
(NIV)
If, however, the sore is unchanged so far as the priest can see, and if black hair has grown in it, the affected person is healed. They are clean, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.
But if in his
eyes the
itch is
unchanged and
black hair has
grown in it, the
itch is
healed and he is
clean, and the
priest shall pronounce him
clean.
(NIV)
The priest who pronounces them clean shall present both the one to be cleansed and their offerings before the
Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
And the
priest who
cleanses him shall
set the
man who is to be
cleansed and these things
before the
Lord, at the
entrance of the
tent of
meeting.
(NIV)
Then he is to take the two goats and present them before the
Lord at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Then he shall
take the
two goats and
set them
before the
Lord at the
entrance of the
tent of
meeting.
(NIV)
‘“Do not go about spreading slander among your people.
‘“Do not do anything that endangers your neighbour’s life. I am the
Lord.
You shall not
go around as a
slanderer among your
people, and you shall not
stand up against the
life of your
neighbor: I am the
Lord.
(NIV)
If anyone making the vow is too poor to pay the specified amount, the person being dedicated is to be presented to the priest, who will set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.
And if someone is too
poor to pay the
valuation, then he shall be made to
stand before the
priest, and the
priest shall
value him; the
priest shall
value him
according to what the
vower can afford.
(NIV)
If what they vowed is a ceremonially unclean animal – one that is not acceptable as an offering to the
Lord – the animal must be presented to the priest,
And if it is any
unclean animal that may not be
offered as an
offering to the
Lord, then he shall
stand the
animal before the
priest,
(NIV)
These are the names of the men who are to assist you:
from Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;
And these are the
names of the
men who shall
assist you. From
Reuben,
Elizur the
son of
Shedeur;
(NIV)
‘Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
“
Bring the
tribe of
Levi near, and
set them
before Aaron the
priest, that they may
minister to him.
(NIV)
‘“The priest shall bring her and make her stand before the
Lord.
“And the
priest shall bring her
near and
set her
before the
Lord.
(NIV)
After the priest has made the woman stand before the
Lord, he shall loosen her hair and place in her hands the reminder-offering, the grain offering for jealousy, while he himself holds the bitter water that brings a curse.
And the
priest shall
set the
woman before the
Lord and
unbind the hair of the
woman’s head and
place in her
hands the
grain offering of
remembrance, which is the
grain offering of
jealousy. And in his
hand the
priest shall have the
water of
bitterness that brings the
curse.
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